As part of Tourism Week, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the revival of the Caucasian Mountain Society, the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism of Pyatigorsk State University is holding a tourism video business card competition, "The Caucasus in Frame."

Students from all PSU institutes are invited to participate; they can participate individually or as part of a team.

Entertainers are asked to choose a tourist location in the Caucasian Mineral Waters—a natural landmark, tourist attraction, historical site, urban route, or other tourist attraction—and create a short video business card for it.

Particular attention is given to locations related to the history and activities of the Caucasian Mountain Society.

Entries will be evaluated by a jury of representatives from the media and tourism industries, and the authors of the best video business cards will receive prizes and awards.

Applications and competition entries will be accepted until September 18th.

September 22nd: Competition finale and presentation of entries.

All video business card requirements, deadlines, and submission procedures are specified in the Competition Rules.

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Five students of Pyatigorsk State University became winners of the competition for a scholarship from the Government of the Russian Federation for the 2026/2027 academic year.

The scholarship recipients were:

Alexandra Dashko;

Denis Petrenko;

Anna Tsygankova;

Valeria Kushnareva;

Sarmat Bitarov.

Receiving a scholarship from the Government of the Russian Federation is recognition of high academic results, achievements and significant potential of students.

PSU held its first extended Academic Council meeting of the new academic year.

The agenda of the extended meeting of the PSU Academic Council (which was attended by heads and staff of all university departments and student organizations) included the following:

The results of the 2026 university admissions process;

PSU's priorities and key objectives as a co-integrated, ideologically-focused, transformative, and creative university for the 2026/2027 academic year in the context of the updated Development Program to 2036;

Approval of the work plan of the PSU Academic Council for the 2026/2027 academic year and a list of priority issues for consideration by the Academic Councils of Institutes/Higher Schools and Departments in the 2026/2027 academic year;

Approval of the Regulation on the Organization of Socio-Political Work at the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "PSU";

Also, approval of the updated Regulation on the Effective Contract and a discussion of organizational measures for the full university staff's participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

In his speech, Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov outlined and described the university's main priority and key objectives for the 2026/2027 academic year in the context of the updated Development Program to 2036 and reported on the successful results of the admissions campaign.

PSU has selected a candidate for the "Alpha-Future" grant.

A meeting of the selection committee chaired by Professor Elvira Kondrakova, Advisor to the Rector for Educational Work and Youth Policy, was held at Pyatigorsk State University. The committee selected the university's candidate for a grant under the "Alpha-Future Grants for Faculty" program.

The goal of the competitive selection is to identify and support young PSU faculty members who demonstrate significant achievements in teaching, contribute to improving the quality of education, including through the introduction and implementation of a new educational model, and enhance the university's academic competitiveness.

Following the competitive selection process, Alina Levit, Associate Professor of the Department of Oriental Languages ​​and Cultures and Junior Research Fellow at the PSU Research and Educational Center for Applied Linguistics, Terminology, and Lingvocognitive Technologies, was named the winner. She has been recommended for a grant of 250,000 rubles.

The Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism (IFLMT) of PSU invites submissions to the scientific journal "Language and Culture in the Era of Integration of Scientific Knowledge and Professionalization of Education."

Scholars, lecturers, researchers, foreign language teachers, graduate and master's students, and undergraduate students are invited to submit their articles.

The issue's topics include contemporary research in linguistics, intercultural communication, linguodidactics, digitalization of education, cognitive and corpus linguistics, translation studies, psycholinguistics, language policy, and other areas.

All articles are peer-reviewed and checked using the Antiplagiat system (originality: at least 75%).

Submission deadline: November 10, 2026.

Submissions should be sent to: conference.iiyamt@pgu.ru

A historic event in the development of Islamic theology in Russia has received official confirmation.

On December 23, 2025, a historic event occurred in the Russian scientific and educational space – for the first time in the history of Russian science, a dissertation in the academic specialty 5.11.2 "Historical Theology (Research Focus: Islam)" was successfully defended under the state academic certification system.

A dissertation entitled "The Islamic Concept of Religious Tolerance as Interpreted by Tatar Theologians of the Volga and Ural Regions in the 18th – Early 20th Centuries" was submitted for consideration by the dissertation council. The author of the study was Ramis Albertovich Fatkhullin. Stanislav Konstantinovich Osipov, PhD, Associate Professor at Pyatigorsk State University, served as the research supervisor.

The dissertation was completed with the scientific and organizational support of the Department for the Coordination of Research and Innovative Project Activities in Specialist, Master's, and Postgraduate Studies at Pyatigorsk State University.

Following a meeting on December 23, 2025, the dissertation council unanimously decided to award Ramis Albertovich Fatkhullin the degree of Candidate of Theology.

In August 2026, this decision received final official confirmation, based on the conclusion of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC), by order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation: Ramis Albertovich Fatkhullin was awarded a Candidate of Theology certificate.

PSU continues to make a significant contribution to the development of theological education and science, the training of highly qualified academic and teaching staff, and the formation of a modern academic school in the field of historical theology.

PSU invites you to participate in an international scientific conference.

Pyatigorsk State University is co-organizing the International Scientific Conference "Harmony of Meanings: Linguistics and Communication as Tools of Multicultural Polylogue," which will be held on November 19–20, 2026, at Yerevan State University in a hybrid format (in-person and online).

The conference, timed to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the Faculty of European Languages ​​and Communication at YSU, will bring together researchers, faculty, graduate and master's students, and undergraduates from around the world.

The conference will focus on current issues in theoretical and applied linguistics, intercultural communication, translation studies, digital technologies and artificial intelligence in language education, literary studies, and other areas of the humanities.

PSU students participated in the "Mountain Friendship" 2026 tourist rally.

Pyatigorsk State University students returned from the Digorskoye Gorge, where they participated in the large-scale tourist rally "Mountain Friendship," organized by ARMAT with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. The "Student Tourism" program partnered with the event.

The participants completed a series of practical workshops on setting up a tent camp, orienteering, first aid, and using camping equipment. They also learned about modern approaches to creating and developing student tourist clubs.

At the end of the rally, the teams presented their final projects, demonstrating their acquired knowledge and skills. Hikes along the scenic routes of North Ossetia, allowing the participants to gain a closer understanding of the region's natural beauty, were an integral part of the program.

"Mountain Friendship" became a platform for PSU students to gain new knowledge, gain vivid impressions, network professionally, and truly collaborate.

The head of PSU participated in the Strategic Session of the National Center for Historical Memory.

Aleksandr Pavlovich Gorbunov, Rector of Pyatigorsk State University and Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Universities of the North Caucasus Federal District, participated in and spoke at a meeting of the Council of Rectors of Universities of the North Caucasus Federal District, which was held as part of the Strategic Session organized by the National Center for Historical Memory under the President of the Russian Federation.

The discussion focused on the best practices of the district's universities in preserving historical memory, implementing projects to expose the crimes of genocide against the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War, and perpetuating the memory of its victims.

The meeting participants exchanged experiences and discussed the further development of joint efforts to preserve historical memory and promote patriotic education among youth.

Институт юриспруденции и инжиниринга ПГУ – участник АЛЬФА-КОНФЫ 2026.

ИЮиИ ПГУ принял участие в одном из крупнейших деловых событий региона – АЛЬФА-КОНФЕ 2026, которая прошла на площадке МВЦ «Минводы ЭКСПО» и объединила более 2500 предпринимателей, экспертов и руководителей компаний.

ПГУ на конференции представили заведующая кафедрой инноватики, маркетинга и рекламы Валентина Павловна Медведева, заведующий кафедрой уголовно-правовых дисциплин и судебно-экспертной деятельности Рафаэль Арзабекович Клычев.

Особым событием стало участие молодых специалистов Института. Ксения Иванникова – выпускница ПГУ 2026 года, Алиса Салова – студентка направления «Инноватика». Уже этой осенью они начнут преподавательскую деятельность на кафедре инноватики, маркетинга и рекламы, продолжив профессиональный путь в стенах родного университета.

АЛЬФА-КОНФА стала площадкой для обмена опытом, профессионального общения и знакомства с современными инструментами развития бизнеса, маркетинга и проектной деятельности.

A PSU master's student moderated the International Youth Forum.

Daria Khazhikarova, a second-year master's student at PSU's Institute of Translation, Russian Studies, and Multilingualism, moderated the discussion club "In the Orbit of Youth Policy: Student Clubs, Volunteering, and Social Projects" as part of the International Youth Forum of Slavic Universities, held in Stavropol.

The forum brought together representatives from universities in Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. During the discussion, Daria presented best practices of the Student Council under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, of which she is a member, and spoke about the development of student self-government, volunteerism, and social project management at Pyatigorsk State University.

The participation of PSU representatives in such events promotes youth cooperation, the exchange of successful practices, and the strengthening of student leadership potential.

PSU Business School staff advanced their skills at MIPT.

Liya Mkheidze, Advisor to the Rector for Innovative and Technological Entrepreneurship and Transprofessional Competencies at PSU, and Yulia Ilyaeva and Anna Efremova, business school staff, participated in the advanced training program "Methodology of Entrepreneurship Teaching: Developing the Competencies of Business Trainers," organized by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).

During the training, the participants mastered modern approaches to developing entrepreneurial competencies, explored methods for supporting startup teams, designing educational programs, conducting training sessions, and exploring the potential of using artificial intelligence in educational activities. The program brought together leading experts in education, innovation, and business and provided a platform for the exchange of professional experience.

The knowledge and best practices gained will contribute to the further development of entrepreneurship education and the training of future technology leaders at Pyatigorsk State University.

Stavropol Krai and PSU are among the leaders of the All-Russian "Startup as a Diploma" award.

The results of the All-Russian annual "Startup as a Diploma Leaders" award, recognizing the best practices in developing youth entrepreneurship at Russian universities, have been announced.

The competition finals took place on June 26 in Moscow and brought together 14 of the strongest student teams, selected from more than 1,200 applications received from 189 universities in 65 regions of Russia.

The final qualifying project of Pyatigorsk State University students, completed in the "Startup as a Diploma" format, was included in the top 50 best projects in the country. It is the only project from the North Caucasus Federal District to be among the top 10.

Following the award, PSU was among the top 15 winners in the "University" category, confirming the high level of development of student technological entrepreneurship.

Liya Revazovna Mkheidze, Advisor to the Rector for Innovative Technological Entrepreneurship and Cross-Professional Competencies, was named one of the top five laureates in the country in the "Coordinator" category for her significant contribution to the development of the youth startup movement.

Another achievement was the inclusion of Stavropol Krai in the top 15 constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the "Region Leader in Startup as a Diploma" category, which is the result of the region's universities' systematic efforts to develop youth entrepreneurship.

The high results of PSU and Stavropol Krai confirm the effectiveness of their efforts to develop student technological entrepreneurship and strengthen their position among Russia's leaders in this field.

PSU is training volunteers from the North Caucasus Federal District for the 2026 International Youth Festival.

The Pyatigorsk State University Volunteer Center is actively involved in preparing the volunteer corps for the 2026 International Youth Festival, which will be held from September 11 to 17 in Yekaterinburg.

The center's specialists organized the recruitment and selection of volunteers from across the North Caucasus Federal District, coordinated with the festival's directorate, and trained recruiters to conduct interviews. General training is currently underway for volunteers from Stavropol Krai, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia, and on June 27, a similar program will be held in Makhachkala for participants from Dagestan, North Ossetia, the Chechen Republic, and the Republic of Ingushetia.

Following the training, the main and reserve teams of the festival's volunteer corps will be formed, and team leaders and heads of functional areas will be selected.а

PSU summarized the results of the "Service-Learning" program.

Pyatigorsk State University summarized the interim results of the "Service-Learning" program for the 2025-2026 academic year. During this period, students developed approximately 30 social projects commissioned by educational institutions, public organizations, and government agencies. All social projects were posted on the DOBRO.RF platform, confirming their social significance and openness.

The results of the work were reviewed at a meeting of the PSU Expert Council chaired by Rector Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov. As a result of the program's implementation, 23 strategic cooperation agreements were signed with partner organizations, and licensing agreements securing the authors' intellectual property rights were executed for each project.

The "Service-Learning" program helps students apply their acquired knowledge in practice, implement socially significant projects, and contribute to the development of the region by combining education, professional training, and public service.

The defense of theses took place at PSU's Graduate School of Design and Architecture.

The defense of theses by students majoring in Environmental Design, Communication Design, and Decorative and Applied Arts and Folk Crafts took place at Pyatigorsk State University's Graduate School of Design and Architecture.

The graduates presented their original projects, demonstrating a high level of professional training, creativity, and the ability to translate modern design ideas into practical solutions.

Thesis defenses have begun at the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism at PSU.

The final state certification of graduates has begun at the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism at PSU. Theses are being defended in a wide range of fields, from linguistics and tourism to customs and banking.

The certification process is organized in accordance with high academic standards and ensures an objective assessment of students' knowledge, research, and professional competencies.

The university administration pays special attention to the defense process. Yuri Yuryevich Grankin, Vice Rector for Academic Policy, Quality Assurance, and Information Technology, participates in the meetings of the state examination committees.

Ahead of the graduates are the defense of their projects and research, and then the receipt of their long-awaited diplomas.

Vladimir Elkin, Head of Department at PSU, has been awarded a diocesan award.

Vladimir Vitalyevich Elkin, Head of the Department of Experimental Linguistics and Intercultural Competence at PSU and Associate Professor, celebrated his anniversary. Archbishop Feofilakt of Pyatigorsk and Circassia congratulated him on this memorable occasion.

The bishop presented Vladimir Vitalyevich with the medal "For Work for the Good of the Pyatigorsk Diocese," 3rd degree, recognizing his long-standing contribution to the development of church singing and his service as choirmaster and singer of the Bishop's Choir of the Pyatigorsk Diocese Cathedral.

The final demo day of the "Educational Breakthrough" acceleration program has concluded.

Three intense months of teamwork concluded, and the final project presentation took place today. Following intensive preparation, the teams presented their innovative solutions to representatives of the investment community, experts, and program partners.

The winners have been announced:

External winners:

OP-709 – Platform for learning the Ossetian language using artificial intelligence technologies;

OP-708 – "Career Navigator" – a career guidance game for schoolchildren;

OP-700 – "Kodopolis" – computer science education through gaming.

Internal winners:

OP-602 – Sovereign Roadmap for IT Education;

OP-300 – Calling – a gaming service that helps with career choices;

OP-501 – "ZHI-SHI" – an application for studying the Russian language and developing traditional Russian spiritual and moral values ​​in foreigners.

Pyatigorsk State University has begun presenting projects by graduates of the online supplementary educational program "Autonomous Mobile Robots: Programming and Electronics (Initial Level)," implemented jointly with 1T LLC.

Fourteen schoolchildren from cities in the Caucasian Mineral Waters region, who completed training under the guidance of V.A. Grechko and Z.Kh. Abregova, specialists from the Design and Technology Bureau "Creative Programming, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence," are presenting their projects. The young roboticists are demonstrating a cleaning robot, a parking robot, a delivery robot, and a search robot with heuristics. Experts evaluate the projects' functionality, the quality of the program code, the circuit assembly, and the presentation of their designs.

For many participants, the program was their first serious step into the world of engineering, programming, and robotics.

The "Experts' Pipeline" of the "Educational Breakthrough" acceleration program was held at Pyatigorsk State University.

On June 8, student teams presented their projects to thematic area curators, experts, mentors, trackers, and representatives of the program's partner organizations. Participants had the opportunity to showcase the results of their work, discuss project development prospects, and receive professional evaluation from experts.

The selection experts were A.M. Belovolov, A.A. Efremova, A.B. Krylovsky, A.G. Efremov, M.R. Zheltukhina, M.M. Dzantuev, E.G. Mailyan, I.V. Kicheva, A.V. Konstantinov, A.A. Karavaev, M.O. Gichgeldieva, and N.V. Kostenko.

Following their presentations, the teams received detailed feedback from trackers, experts, mentors, and representatives of the partner organizations.

The recommendations will allow participants to refine their projects and prepare well for the next stage of the program – Demo Day, where the best developments will be presented to a wider audience.